Rail Historians Predict Passenger Trains Will Be Extinct
Hollywood based Andrew Stone predicts passenger trains may disappear in 20 years as railroads decline. He notes the romance of trains and cites serials and films from The Great Train Robbery to Pearl White era, describing how trains featured in early cinema and the industry’s aging legacy.
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Hollywood
Nana
Cording
Andrew Stone
Thomas Wolfe
Stone
Virginia
Mary
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Pearl White
France
Heavies
Pauline
Ruth Roland
Rockies
America
The
Stones
Mercer County Deeds and Marriage Licenses Filed in Princeton
Nine property transfers and two marriage license applications were filed at Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton. Transfers include McKinneys to McKinney on Rock District land for 200 dollars and several Rock District and Princeton parcels with values from 350 to 11,000 dollars. one near Bluefield Bramwell Macadam Road with no consideration. Marriage licenses list George Henry Anderson with Sylvia Akers and Johnny Edward Altizer with Betsy Blair Casto in separate filings.
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Mercer County
Princeton
Lonnie
Eva McKinney
David McKinney
Rock District
Warren G
Edith
Friend
Harold C
Wanda C. Smith
L. L
A. C. Stevens
Vasser D
Willa Mae Gibson
Dewey
Mamie Leona Williams
Mark Martin
East River District
Goldie Walters
Bane Compton
Virgil
Rosavella Walters
Ruth Walters
James Cook
Buford
Odessa Walters
Gladys L. Ayers
Bluefield-Bramwell
Lora M. Chafin Summers
James D. Summers
T. M. Pitzer
Ellis
Faye Hatfield
Claude E
Paul R
Charles E. Blankenship
George Henry Anderson
Sylvia Akers
Johnny Edward Altizer
Richlands
Betsy Blair Casto
Bluefield
Plane crashes at Waterford Race Track injures none
A single engine plane crashed while attempting to take off at Waterford Race Track infield in Chester West Virginia. Pilot Barry Hemphill from Pittsburgh plus William West of Wheeling Arnold Sopko and Virgil Perla of Pittsburgh were on board and escaped injury as the craft struck a fence and light pole before the crowd.
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Chester
W.va
Waterford
Barry Hemphill
Pittsburgh
William West
Wheeling
Arnold Sopko
Virgil Perla
Bluestone State Park Campground Sheltered by Flood Waters
Heavy rainfall last month flooded Bluestone State Park campground. Park officials estimate repairs will take about a month and the site should reopen to the public by July 4.
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Bluestone State Park
Natural Resources Department
Laymen Meeting Set at Bluefield Center Tonight
Interdenominational Laymen gather at the Bluefield Community Center this evening starting at 7 30 p m. A special speaker will deliver a talk, with the identity to be announced.
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Bluefield
Picture Has Changed In Movie Making Industry
Veteran producer director and writer John Claar contrasts old Hollywood with today noting the shift from multiple studio produced films to single big ventures. He recalls meeting a producer in 1948 and discusses the growing need for financial oversight and professional staff in modern film making.
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Hollywood
Nana
John Claar
Claar
Billy Rose
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